just saying i am hard locked into the artifacts of old area. i completed the bossfight ( in which the boss cant harm you.) and I cant leave the area where the bandits were very sad but good game otherwise
to answer the first question i am level 17. if I reload I spawn in the room before the bossfight where there are the shops and the save. this door is blocking me leaving the area and I do not know if the bandtis in the area are supposed to respawn. as you can see I have beaten the boss because I have his gun